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SF State in the News 2005

A selection of recent stories about the San Francisco State University community that have appeared in the media.

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Canada
College has enrolled 73 nursing students since a partnership
program with SFSU was launched last year. San
Mateo County Times12/19/05

Read
Library Collection Development Coordinator David Hellman's review
of "A Good Place for the Night." San
Francisco Chronicle12/18/05

A
fictional version of alum Oscar Pearanda's birth story
in included in his story collection, "Seasons by the Bay." Asian
Week 12/16/05

San
Francisco voters prefer ranked-choice voting by a margin of 3 to 1 according
to a study conducted by SFSU. San
Francisco Examiner 12/16/05

The Bay
Institute, in partnership with SFSU's San Francisco Bay Estuarine
Research Reserve, hopes to buy and run the Aquarium of the Bay.
San
Francisco Examiner 12/16/05

Alum
Claire McAuliffe is named a partner at Hodge/Niederer/Cariani,
a San Francisco-based executive and board search firm. San
Francisco Business Times 12/16/05

This
opinion piece by author Gary Tobin references an anti-Semitic flyer
distributed by SFSU students three years ago. j. 12/16/05

In
this column on hate crime hoaxes, an SFSU incident where a a black
student admitted to scratching "NIGG" on a dorm room
door and writing herself a note with the same epithet is cited.
Athens
(Ga.) Banner-Herald 12/15/05 (free registration required);
Desert
Dispatch 12/21/05

The death
of alum Sandy Young "remains a mystery to San Francisco
homicide investigators and her family." San
Francisco Chronicle 12/15/05

A formula developed by Economics Chair Philip King results
in a sea wall fee for beachfront property owners. San
Diego Union Tribune 12/14/05 (free registration required)

Read
this opinion piece on what California can learn from the Korean cloning
scandal, co-authored by History Lecturer Tina Stevens. San
Francisco Chronicle 12/13/05

Student
Aaron Nemoyten and his film about a local rock band are featured. Wall
Street Journal 12/13/05

History
Professor Mary Festiner talks about arthritis and her new book, "Out
of Joint." KQED
Forum 12/12/05

"Having
the [Confucius] institute here positions SFSU as a school that takes
international study very seriously,'' said Yenbo Wu, SFSU director
of international programs. San
Jose Mercury News 12/12/05 (free registration required); San
Francisco Chronicle 12/11/05

Alum
Juan Fuentes, the artist and printmaker who designed the well-known
red and black poster honoring the late Cesar Chavez, is featured. Napa
Valley Register 12/12/05

Yenbo
Wu, director of international programs, comments on the addition
of a Mandarin language program in a San Francisco public school. San
Francisco Examiner 12/11/05

The
student-run news Web site, [X]press online, has been honored for
the second straight year with the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker
award, one of the top honors in collegiate journalism. West
County Times 12/4/05 (free registration required)

"It
is about evolving -- reflecting where the discipline is today,''
said Professor Dorothy Tsuruta, about the newly named Africana Studies
department that she chairs. San
Jose Mercury News 12/4/05 (free registration required); The
Kansas City Star 12/11/05

Read
this letter to the editor from Jewish Studies Professors Fred Astren
and Marc Dollinger, commending more than 300 SFSU students who "sat
together and listened to an Israeli singer offer his musical hope
for reconciliation." j 11/18/05
(third item)

Read
the latest in Daniel DeFord's newspaper columns about his life as
a university student. Daily
Breeze 11/28/05

Filmmaker
and interactive artist Lynn Hershman Leeson, an SFSU alum, is featured. The
New York Times 11/27/05 (free registration required)

At age
73, alum Arlene Evans has her first novel published. Auburn
Journal 11/27/05

Rufus
Browning, professor emeritus of political science, comments on the
appeal of ethnic media. Centre
Daily Times 11/27/05

In announcing
a digital sister cities initiative at a press conference held at
SFSU, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says "There's a way to
compete where we also can collaborate." San
Francisco Chronicle 11/23/05

Alum
and Concord City Council member Helen Allen is appointed to Cal State
East Bay's advisory board. Contra
Costa Times 11/23/05 (free registration required)

SFSU
is named one of 50 Web Smart Pacesetters, for its planned software
improvements. BusinessWeek 11/21/05

History
Professor Jerald Combs, commenting on the Iraq war, says "there
is no way to prevent the debate when the war is a war of choice as
this one was and when things are going so badly." Contra
Costa Times 11/19/05 (free registration required)

Gil Herdt,
Director of the National Sexuality Resource Center at SFSU, says "There
is reluctance on the part of some college professors to teach human
sexuality, to handle controversial issues." Cincinnati
Enquirer 11/21/05

Jan Null,
adjunct professor of meteorology, says, "I've tried to do statistical
significances of what does a dry October mean, and there's no correlation." The
(Fremont) Argus 11/16/05, Oakland
Tribune 11/16/05

SFSU
will host the first Confucius Institute in the Western
U.S., established by the Chinese government to bolster cultural diplomacy
and help foreigners learn the language. San
Jose Mercury News 11/14/05 (free registration required); Contra
Costa Times 11/14/05 (free registration required)

Alum
Gwen Chan will become the first Chinese American to lead San Francisco
Unified School District after current superintendent Arelene Ackerman
steps down next spring. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/10/05

Student
Michael Accorsi, a teacher at Archbishop Mitty High School in San
Jose, is featured. San
Jose Mercury News 11/10/05 (free registration required)

The perfect
ballot initiative has yet to be written, this editorial states, "(Although
the two-sentence proposition proposed by San Francisco State professor
Jules Tygiel in these pages last Sunday comes pretty close: 'There
shall be no further initiatives. All previous initiatives may be
modified by a majority vote of the Legislature.')" Los
Angeles Times 11/6/05 (free registration required)

Protests
against military recruiters have become common in recent months at
SFSU and other locations. San
Jose Mercury News 11/6/05 (free registration required)

Student
Rocheall Pierre, a social work intern at Balboa Teen Health Center,
comments on the value of teen health clinics. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/4/05

The School
of Nursing and its alumni celebrate its 50th anniversary Saturday
at campus events. San
Francisco Chronicle 11/4/05

Assistant
Professor of Sociology Christopher Carrington, commenting on a study
of crystal use among gay men, says "As you stigmatize you get
less reliant data. ... I am not convinced there has been a change
in behavior." Bay
Area Reporter 11/3/05; San
Jose Mercury News 11/4/05 (free registration required)

Professor
and Chair of Journalism John Burks, commenting on the proposed sale
of Knight Ridder Inc., says "To expect high profits in this
climate, in these times, with newspapers facing what they are facing
-- that sounds nuts.'' San
Jose Mercury News 11/3/05 (free registration required)

Assistant
Professor of Management Mitchell Marks says "CEOs who have made
acquisitions say that with 20-20 hindsight, what they would manage
more aggressively is culture." St.
Louis Post-Dispatch 11/2/05

"We
have no future if we don't correct this issue," said Africana
Studies Professor Wade Nobles, commenting on the low numbers of African-American
college students. The
(Fremont) Argus 11/2/05

Professor
and Chair of Journalism John Burks, commenting on the potential sale
of Knight Ridder Inc., says "Who's crazy enough to want to buy
a newspaper (company) today? " San
Francisco Chronicle 11/2/05

President
Corrigan calls for "a suspension of judgment until a full, clear
picture emerges and rumors can be replaced by facts," regarding
incident of faculty arrest. Inside
Higher Education 11/2/05

Alum
Margaret Davenport, once named "Winemaker of the Year," reflects
on her career in a male-dominated industry. Bay Area BusinessWoman Nov.
2005

The group "The
World Can't Wait - Drive Out The Bush Regime," hopes to organize
area colleges, including SFSU, for a national walkout on the anniversary
of President Bush's reelection. The
(Fremont) Argus 11/2/05

Student
Josef Anolin says scheduling CSU fee increases offers predictability,
which only means students will now "know when they won't be
able to afford a college education anymore." Los
Angeles Times 10/28/05 (free registration required)

Alum
Anne Rice tackles religion in her new novel, "Christ the Lord:
Out of Egypt." Entertainment
Weekly 10/28/05 (subscription required)

Alum
Norman Carroll is a candidate for city council in Palo Alto. San
Jose Mercury News 10/27/05 (free registration required)

San Francisco
Mayor Gavin Newsom's "State of the City" address will be
given at SFSU "to emphasize the type of partnerships with education
The City needs to carry it into the future." San
Francisco Examiner 10/26/05

Psychology
Lecturer Jeffrey LeRoux says "especially around Halloween you
see people testing their boundaries of fear." Oakland
Tribune 10/26/05

A new
report by SFSU's Public Research Institute reveals nearly half of
San Francisco's families with preschool children plan to leave the
city within three years. CBS
5 News 10/22/05; San
Francisco Chronicle 10/22/05

President
Robert A. Corrigan joins Mayor Gavin Newsom to release "Getting
Behind the Headlines: Families Leaving San Francisco," a report
prepared by SFSU's Public Research Institute. San
Francisco Sentinel 10/21/05

Nursing
student and single mother Eva Perez receives one of four scholarships
awarded by the California governor's office so she can finish her
studies. San
Jose Mercury News 10/21/05 (free registration required)

Phil
Kipper, professor and chair of broadcast and electronic communication
arts, comments on rehearsing military troops for a presidential Q&A. ABC7
News 10/13/05

Economics Associate Professor Philip King has formulated a price for the public's
loss of recreational opportunities due to the narrowing of a beach. San
Diego Union Tribune 10/13/05 (free registration required)

Biology
Professor Tom Parker, commenting on tree-cutting to reduce fire hazards,
says "Even if you just thin (the trees) out, it will keep the
fire on the ground." Contra
Costa Times 10/10/05 (free registration required)

Alum Ron Dellums, the former U.S. Rep. who has announce plans to run for Oakland's
mayor, is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/9/05

Following
a 1995 fire at Pt. Reyes, rare Marin manzanita and ceanothus are
now a major presence, according to Barbara Holzman, associate professor
of geography and human environmental studies. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/2/05

Alum
Yomi Agunbiade, general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and
Park Department, is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/7/05

Performance
coaches gain popularity among small businesses; their books make
it to reading lists at such business schools as SFSU's. Fortune 10/05

Commenting
on hurricane recovery efforts, Lecturer Sheila Tully says "local
folks have to... make it very, very difficult for any project to
move forward without accountability to local activists and local
communities." The
(Syracuse) New Standard 10/7/05

Activist
work by alum Pam Martinez and her husband Ricardo has won support
of the Ford Foundation, which awarded them one of 17 Leadership for
a Changing World grants of $100,000. Denver
Post 10/6/05

Students
and volunteers participating in High 5, an outdoor sculpture installation
project sponsored by SFSU's International Center for the Arts, create
a sod picture near the de Young Museum. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/6/05

Professor
of Urban Studies Raquel Pinderhughes says "it's unrealistic
to assume that a city can function exclusively with a highly educated
class." San
Francisco Examiner 10/5/05

Alum
Hilary Mine is named Alcatel's chief executive officer in the Australasia
region. Australian
IT 10/4/05

At the
height of the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance in 1955, "poet
Robert Duncan of San Francisco State [was] at the white-hot center." San
Francisco Chronicle 10/4/05

Read
this feature on alum Earnest Gaines, whose new collection of stories
and essays is titled "Mozart and Leadbelly." Christian
Science Monitor 10/4/05

Music
critic Jim Harrington, an SFSU alum, jokes that his days at SF State
prepared him to critique Sigur Ros, "one of the few vastly original
and highly unique voices to be found in modern rock." Oakland
Tribune 10/4/05

Alum
Jed Ayers, an owner of the MacCallum House Inn and Restaurant in
Mendocino, features in a columnist's kayaking journal. San
Francisco Chronicle 10/4/05

The SFSU
student strike is included in the new documentary, "The Sixties:
The Years that Shaped a Generation." PBS 9/29/05

Artist
in Residence Branford Marsalis, "one of the leading jazz saxophonists
in the world today," to perform with the Hungarian Telekom Symphony
Orchestra. The
Budapest Sun 9/29/05

In this
feature profile of DeAnza Community College President Brian Murphy,
he is credited as "the mind behind San Francisco State University's
Urban Institute, perhaps the leading institution in the country that
connects students with civic work on the ground." Silicon
Valley Metro 9/28/05

SFSU
Poetry Center among the sponsors of a reading celebrating the anniversary
of Allen Ginsberg's first time reading of "Howl;" Peter
Coyote (an SFSU alum) to read the poem. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/29/05

SFSU
part of a consortium involved in a demonstration of "the world's
first real-time, international transmission of super high-definition (SHD) 4K digital video." CCN
Magazine 9/28/05

"Over
the last few years, there has been an increasing attack on sexuality
education in the college classroom," said Gilbert Herdt, director
of SFSU's National Sexuality Resource Center. Washington
Post 9/2705

Donna
Blakemore is appointed to head SFSU's development and alumni relations
efforts. San
Francisco Examiner 9/25/05

Alum
Kim Addonizi, "author of several acclaimed poetry collections," has
published her first novel, "Little Beauties." Contra
Costa Times 9/25/05 (free registration required)

Student
Leigh Wolf, among counter-protesters at a San Francisco anti-war
rally, said "There is a different way to peace. This war can
come to an end with patriotism instead of a socialist revolution." San
Francisco Chronicle 9/25/05

Alum
David Inocencio, director and co-founder of the Beat Within, wins
the Bay Area Jefferson Award. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/24/05

Alum
Rinoti Amin talks about her experience working at a non-profit in
India, participating in the American India Foundation's Service Corps
Fellowship. San
Jose Mercury News 9/24/05 (free registration required)

Political
Science Professor Rich DeLeon, who studied instant run-off voting
in San Francisco, says "even those that came in opposing it,
15 percent were persuaded the other direction" after trying
the system. Mother
Jones 9/21/05

CSU East Bay President Norma Rees says the university's name change has lifted
its reputation to a status comparable to San Francisco State and San Jose State. Oakland
Tribune 9/21/05; Tri-Valley
Herald 9/22/05

Alon
Shalev, new director of San Francisco Hillel, has "inherited
a good relationship with SFSU administrators from his predecessor,
Seth Brysk. …" J. 9/9/05

History
Professor Mary Felstiner, in this letter to the editor, says "I
am proud to say the University where I teach…will take displaced
[by Hurricane Katrina] students at resident fees." San
Jose Mercury News 9/12/05 (free registration required)

Women
Studies Lecturer Sheila Tully writes in a letter to the editor that "There
is little that is "natural" about this [Hurricane Katrina]
disaster." San
Francisco Chronicle 9/12/05

Art Professor
Stephen Wilson developed "a video game you can play with your
own DNA and those of others," featured in the "Animal Nature" exhibition
at Carnegie Mellon's Regina Gouger Miller Gallery. Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review 9/11/05

A New
York real estate investment firm "appears to be in line to buy" the
3,500-unit Parkmerced apartment complex near SFSU. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/11/05

Saul
Gropman, artistic director of the Morrison Artists Series, says "We've
always been about presenting young groups, bringing them here for
the first time and taking chances." Contra
Costa Times 9/9/05 (free registration required)

President
Robert A. Corrigan praises the record of outgoing San Francisco schools
superintendent Arlene Ackerman, in this letter to the editor. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/8/05

A report
conducted by SFSU's Public Research Institute shows that nearly two-thirds
of Californians have a positive opinion about the overall performance
of the state's courts. San
Francisco Chronicle 9/8/05; North
County Times 9/7/05

Political
Science Professor Robert C. Smith says the Hurricane Katrina disaster
will place more pressure on the president "both for budgetary
reasons, and for resource reasons, to bring the troops home." CBS
5 News 9/2/05

Alum
Laurel Ollstein, an actress and playwright, directs her husband Murray
Meyer in the San Francisco Film Festival's "Walking Back to
Brooklyn." j. 9/2/05

Alum
Eido Frances Carney, talks about the Olympia Zen Center, of which
she is a key founder. The
Olympian 9/2/05

Alum
Peter Galpin, "the only surgeon in the United States to start
and complete his medical and surgical training from a wheelchair," participated
last month in ceremonies observing the Americans with Disabilities
Act's anniversary. Honolulu
Star Bulletin 8/22/05

SFSU's
AMBA program in Redwood City is one of the many part-time MBA programs
in Silicon Valley. San
Jose Mercury News 8/21/05

"There's
someone to show you ways to do something you might not have thought
of yourself," said Maxine Chernoff, chair of creative writing,
on the benefit of creative writing programs. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/22/05

Joseph
Tuman, professor of political communications, comments on how Cindy
Sheehan has reignited the debate over the war in Iraq. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/18/05

Murray
Silverman, professor of management, has reserved for himself an environmentally
friendly plot in a Mill Valley cemetery. Contra
Costa Times 8/14/05

Before
playing baseball for the Gators and in the Montreal Expos' minor-league
system, alum Greg Bailey played on a Watsonville youth team that
reached the Babe Ruth League 16- to 18-year-old World Series. Santa
Cruz Sentinel 8/14/05

SFSU's
course offerings at College of Marin's Indian Valley campus are mentioned
in a story about the potential fate of the "the low-attendance
Novato campus." Marin
Independent Journal 8/14/05

Alum
Mike Holmes is named to the Auburn Community Bank board of directors. Auburn
Journal 8/14/05

Alum
Diana D. Lewis is named director of the St. Lucie County International
Airport in Florida. Palm
Beach Post 8/13/05

High
school basketball star Decensae White is the son of alum David White,
a member of SFSU's Athletics Hall of Fame. San
Francisco Chronicle 8/12/05

Alum
Kenny Dang says of his SFSU MBA: "It does help me with my current
job and allows me to better understand what it is that I do and how
it impacts the business in general." San
Francisco Business Times 8/11/05

Marshall
Windmiller, emeritus professor of international relations, writes
about the biennial convention of the Young Democrats of America held
Aug. 3-7 in San Francisco. San
Francisco Bay Guardian 8/10/05

Alum
Trevor Hailey to retire as leader of the "popular 'Cruisin'
the Castro' walking tour." San
Francisco Chronicle 8/10/05

Alum
Renee Kilmer is the new vice president of instruction at Cabrillo
College. Santa
Cruz Sentinel 8/8/05

William
Cochlan, senior research scientist at Romberg Tiburon Center for
Environmental Studies, reports that, in spite of earlier concerns
about the West Coast oceanic ecosystem, "the food chain is totally
back to normal." Marin
Independent Journal 8/7/05

Student
Justin Kelly won a music video competition at New Langton Arts for
his clip on the group "Hey Willpower." San
Francisco Bay Guardian 8/3/05

Adjunct
Professor of Meteorology Jan Null, commenting on children's death
by hyperthermia, says "It is not a disease, but it is an epidemic." Lexington
Herald-Leader 8/3/05

This
opinion piece on San Francisco's cable television contract urges,
among other things, that cable take advantage of "already prestigious
degree programs in broadcast journalism and film" at SFSU and
City College. San
Francisco Bay Guardian 8/3/05

Artist
and art designer Mark Canepa, who over the years designed floats
for the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl parades, studied at SF State. West
County Times 8/3/05

Criticism
of black intellectual scholarship "has been around since the
first black studies program rose from the ashes of pain and protest
at San Francisco State University in 1968." Village
Voice 8/2/05

Veteran
political strategist Sam Rodriguez to lead SFSU government relations. American
Chronicle 8/1/05

An SFSU
report on city street maintenance spurs this editorial calling for
better coordination. San
Francisco Examiner 8/1/05

New College
of California proposes education-related uses for a former SF State
site in Hayes Valley. San
Francisco Chronicle 7/29/05

Sheldon
Axler, dean of the College of Science and Engineering, is a candidate
for the American Association for the Advancement of Science's electorate
nominating committee. Science 7/29/05

According
to an SFSU-conducted study, "The City would have more streets
that serve motorists, mass transit, pedestrians and bicyclists alike
if there was more communication between government agencies and a
more comprehensive design standard for city streets." San
Francisco Examiner 7/28/05

Student
Sam Kelete, commenting on the Supreme Court's ruling on file-sharing
software, says "There will always be someone who will do this.
It's just too big to stop it." San
Francisco Chronicle 7/28/05

In a
recent SFSU study, 20 percent of 171 young children who died of hyperthermia
in parked cars were intentionally left in the vehicle by an adult. (South
Fla.) Sun-Sentinel 7/28/05

"A
car is not a toy, a car is not a playground and certainly not a baby
sitter," said Adjunct Professor of Meteorology Jan Null. Gainesville
(Fla.) Times 7/28/05

Alum
David Reilly, a teacher at Redwood City's Sequoia High School, is
featured. San
Jose Mercury News 7/28/05

The Bay
Area's "best classes in arachnology and bat biology" are
offered at SFSU's Sierra Nevada field campus. San
Francisco Bay Guardian 7/27/05

Benito
Vergara, assistant professor of Asian American studies, says the
nine-year struggle against eviction from San Francisco's International
Hotel "is a 'touchstone' for Asian-Americans that he teaches
in virtually all his classes." San
Francisco Examiner 7/27/05

Brad
Fox, new high school principal in Brewer, Maine, is profiled. Bangor
Daily News 7/27/05

The SFSU
Colima Project, which sends students to teach art classes in El Salvador,
is featured. San
Francisco Chronicle 7/26/05

Jamal
Cooks, assistant professor of secondary education, sets his sights
on bringing the C.A. Track Club, which he founded and coaches, to
the AAU Junior National Games in New Orleans. Contra
Costa Times 7/26/05 (free registration required)

SFSU
research on temperature changes in closed automobiles is cited. Stamford
Advocate 7/26/05

Alum
David Braga, a special education teacher in Turlock, is profiled. Modesto
Bee 7/25/05

Student
Stephen Colletti, a cast member of MTV's "Laguna Beach," says "People
come up to me on the street, giving me advice on the girls. It's
hilarious." Orange
County Register 7/24/05

Read
the review by David Hellman, library collection development coordinator,
of Cormac McCarthy’s new novel. San
Francisco Chronicle 7/24/05

Philip
King, associate professor of economics, says "tourism is now
a critical component of the coastal economy, and it's likely to become
even more important over the next 20 years." San
Diego Union-Tribune 7/23/05 (free registration required)

There
are more unplanned pregnancies in the United States than in any other
country, according to SFSU's National Sexuality Resource Center. San
Jose Mercury News 7/23/05

Alum
Cathy Burton, a Tomales High School language teacher, was awarded
the Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity by Carlo
Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Republic of Italy. Point
Reyes Light 7/21/05

Adjunct
Professor of Meteorology Jan Null is an author of a new research
study that highlights the danger of leaving children in parked cars
-- even on mild days. Louisville
Courier-Journal 7/21/05

In a
feature on bridges built for a student competition, it's noted that
SFSU "took home the most [prize] money, $1,700, by placing first
in four categories and third in the other two." Columbia
Missourian 7/21/05

Robert
Hutson, associate vice president of facilities and service enterprises,
is considered for a San Carlos committee to study city shuttle service. San
Francisco Examiner 7/11/05

Fred
Astren, professor and director of Jewish Studies, calls a summer
institute for Israel Studies "an eye- opener," that gives
him the opportunity to engage with top scholars in the field. Jewish
Times (Baltimore) 7/11/05

SFSU
names Sam Rodriguez senior director of government and community relations. San
Francisco Examiner 7/10/05

Jan Null,
adjunct professor of meteorology, is co-author of a study showing
that cool, sunny days still cause a dangerous rise in temperature
inside a vehicle. San
Francisco Chronicle 7/8/05

Alum
Roy Nee is working to upgrade The Shattuck Hotel with the help of
his extended family and a partnership with Starwood Hotels. Berkeley
Daily Planet 7/8/05

"I'm
telling students now that as much as possible, we need the name of
your source for it to be a credible story,'' said Cristina Azocar,
director of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism,
in reaction to the jailing of New York Times reporter Judith Miller. San
Francisco Chronicle 7/7/05

Last
spring's efforts to block military recruiters on campus cited in
a story on activists plan to qualify an anti-recruitment initiative
for the November ballot in San Francisco. San
Francisco Bay Guardian 7/6/05

Graham
Wilson, emeritus professor of English and former department chair,
dies at age 89. San
Francisco Chronicle 7/4/05

College
of San Mateo's partnership with SFSU to offer classes at its Indian
Valley campus is mentioned. Marin
Independent Journal 7/3/05

"Bioartist" Steven
Kurtz, who is "accused of illegally obtaining two ... bacteria
samples," was "not allowed to stage a [previous] project
at San Francisco State University." 7/3/05 International
Herald Tribune

Jan Null,
adjunct professor of meteorology, says that it is "impossible
to predict how much fog will roll in" and affect the July 4
fireworks shows around the Bay Area. San
Francisco Chronicle 7/2/05

Alum
Armando Ramirez named Trejo Librarian of the Year for "exemplary
contributions to the library profession in the service of the Latino
community." Half
Moon Bay Review 7/1/05

A new device for monitoring ocean conditions, developed by SFSU scientists
in conjunction with technology companies, was demonstrated at the JavaOne conference. Marin
Independent Journal 7/1/05

Students
Feng Haoyu and Dan Xiong are featured for their award-winning industrial
design. Business
Week Online 7/4/05

June

A
pilot project involving SFSU students, Willow Glen High School journalism
students and Mercury News staffers won second place in the Association
for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's Innovative Outreach
to Scholastic Journalism Program. San
Jose Mercury News (third item) 6/30/05

Professor
of Human Sexuality Studies Deborah Tolman comments on the phenomenon
of "rainbow parties" among youth. The
New York Times 6/30/05 (free registration required); Arizona
Republic 6/30/05

University
Counsel Patty Bartscher will step up to conduct the band that brings
Fourth of July music to Half Moon Bay celebrations. Half
Moon Bay Review 6/29/05

A study
by SFSU and Golden Gate Weather Services reveals that "eight
child deaths in America this year were a direct result of the children
being left in parked, unattended vehicles." Bowling
Green Daily News 6/29/05

International
Relations Professor and Chair Sanjoy Banerjee says, "I don't
think the Downing Street Memo hurts the White House a great deal.
I think the progress of the war in Iraq is beginning to hurt the
White House." ABC7
News 6/28/05

Alum
Cynthia LeBlanc is named interim superintendent of the 32,000-student
West Contra Costa School District. Contra
Costa Times 6/28/05

Gil Herdt,
Director of SFSU's National Sexuality Resource Center, says, "We
need to learn how to talk about sex and treat it as a normal part
of development, and we need to get real scientific information out
there to combat all this fear and shame and rage.'' San
Jose Mercury News 6/28/05

"It's
just too big to stop it," says student Sam Kelete, commenting
on downloading free music from the Internet. San
Francisco Chronicle 6/28/05

College
of Creative Arts Dean Keith Morrison is tapped to be new dean of
Philadelphia's Tyler School of Art. San
Francisco Chronicle 6/28/05

Student
work by Mary
DeNardo and Amy
Payne, now graduates, is featured in the Sunday magazine; Creative
Writing Chair Maxine
Chernoff nominated their work for inclusion. San
Francisco Chronicle 6/26/05

Assistant
Professor of Human Sexuality Studies Niels Teunis says to have a
sustained public demonstration of racism "out in the street
in the very central part of the Castro -- it's a new moment in the
history of the community." San
Francisco Chronicle 6/26/05

City
of San Francisco efforts to lure computer animation, visual effects
and gaming companies to the city may include partnerships with universities
such as SFSU. MSNBC.com 6/26/05

An analysis
by Conservation Genetics Lab Director Frank Cipriano, which revealed
the presence of whale and dolphin meat in Japanese pet food, is cited. The
Japan Times 6/21/05

Creative
Writing Lecturer Anne Galjour, "best known for her play 'Alligator
Tales,'" debuts a work in progress at The Marsh. Oakland
Tribune 6/21/05

Alum
Glen Kuiper, who does television play-by-play for the Oakland A's,
is featured with his brothers Jeff and Duane -- also broadcast professionals. Oakland
Tribune 6/21/05

Student
Tatiana Menaker says students on such American campuses as SFSU are
getting "Soviet-originated style propaganda teaching them to
hate America." Christian
Broadcasting Network 6/21/05

A class
on the history and literature of baseball, taught by History Professor
Jules Tygiel and English Professor Eric Solomon, is featured. Sports
Illustrated Extra 6/20/05 (paid subscription required)

Adjunct
Professor of Meteorology Jan Null says he has tracked 230 deaths
between 1998 and 2004 resulting from children being left in hot vehicles,
numbers that "are conservative at best." The
Huntsville (Ala.) Times 6/16/05 (free registration required)

Nevada
law makes intentionally leaving young children alone in vehicles
a misdemeanor; SFSU study shows vehicle temperature can rise as much
as 19 degrees in 10 minutes. Las
Vegas Review-Journal 6/12/05